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Recommendation: Staff gives a medium recornmen;dation for funding of this project since it is another high priority within the CWCB Flood Protection Section. Much success has already been achieved in the past few years on river restoration projects (Roaring Fork River, Rio Grande, and others) . with similar projects. 5. Colorado Gulch Remedy Development Grantee/Contractor: Colorado Mountain Colleg~ Natural Resource Management Amount of Request: $25,000 Ranking: Low Product Produced: The demonstration project is to design and implement a water quality remediation effort to include a series of rip rap channels and aeration ponds that would capture Colorado Gulch flows below the mine-waste sources. The design would reduce metals loading by photo-oxidation and settling of suspended solids. Water Planning Relationship: Colorado Gulch provides natural drainage for an area that produced profitable quantities of silver and other metals from the late 1800's through the late 1940's, and currently encompasses several mine waste piles supplJdng metal contaminants to the gulch. This water quality project has methods/techniques with presumed applicability to other areas of the state. , Recommendation: Staff gives a low recommendat~on for funding of this project due to the water quality nature of the project versus the water mission] of the CWCB that does not necessarily include water quality. Staff feels that this worthwhile project :would be better funded from a more appropriate source such as the EP A. . 6. Prowers County/City of Lamar Floodplain and Flood Migration Assessment Project Grantee/Contractor: Prowers County - Southeastern Land & Environment Amount of Request: $116,250 Ranking: Low Product Produced: Updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the affected cormnunities that date back to as early as 1977. Physical changes in the Arkansas River over time have created the need to completely restudy the floodplain. In addition, a flood! mitigation study would be conducted on the same reach of river to identify and prioritize flood mitigatiortprojects to protect County and City interests. Water Planning Relationship: This is a local fldodplain issue that proposes to provide very useful updates and revisions to regulatory floodplain mapping in Prowers County and the City of Lamar. Proper planning for future growth through wise development along floodplain areas is key to the success , of a community in dealing with natural hazards. Recommendation: Staff gives it low recommendation for funding of this project only because the CWCB floodplain mapping program has already identified Prowers County and the City of Lamar as a needed area for floodplain map revision. CWCB st#f maintains a list of priority floodplain mapping needs throughout Colorado and addresses each need ]in order of priority as funding becomes available. This project is worthwhile and will eventually receiv~ assistance by other means. . 12